{"id":161,"date":"2020-04-23T05:41:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T05:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/halukayagi\/?p=161"},"modified":"2020-04-23T05:41:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T05:41:41","slug":"ides-320-mentorship-project-phase-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/halukayagi\/2020\/04\/23\/ides-320-mentorship-project-phase-2\/","title":{"rendered":"IDES 320 \u2013 Mentorship Project Phase 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Phase 2: Imagine\/Ideate\/Explore March 2-19<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I’ve never sketched so many logos in my life!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I struggled through the initial part of this phase because it really forced me to get rid of some of my unproductive logo ideation habits. Before, I would sketch small logos with a pencil and draw as cleanly as possible. I also had a continuous struggle with creating logos that were too literal, which I think I overcame in this mentorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After bringing in my first round of sketches, all three of my mentors told me that my sketches were way too clean and that what’s most important is whether the idea comes across clearly or not. I was told to use big sheets of paper and permanent pens or markers to sketch onwards, which really helped me loosen up and ideate at a quicker pace. They also pointed out that I got too caught up in logo ideas around roads\/road signs inspired off of the name, and recommended I explore other avenues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the next 3 weeks, this logo-marathon continued as my brain cells slowly dwindled away, but it felt rewarding to find a golden nugget logo in the last few sketches. I am really thankful that my mentors kept pushing me when I thought was my limit but also helping me with group brainstorms when I hit a roadblock!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After I finally ended my logo ideation stage, I began developing buckets (1 bucket = 1 concept) of ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n